forget vs strive

forget

verb
  • To lose remembrance of. 

  • To unintentionally not do, neglect. 

  • To unintentionally leave something behind. 

  • To cease remembering. 

  • Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath). 

strive

verb
  • To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. 

  • To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest. 

  • To vie; to compete as a rival. 

How often have the words forget and strive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )